ZIP 27829 · Fountain
Who lives in ZIP code 27829 (Fountain, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Fountain, NC · Pitt County
uszips 2026
People1,664
Median age43.9
Household income$58,277
Home value$121,548
Median rent$701/mo
Poverty22.5%
College degree+34.9%
Commute64 min
Place
- Metro area
- Greenville, NC
- Wider region
- Greenville-Washington, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 14 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 878
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
34.0% are 65 or older; 86.0% are adults.
Household income
12.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,396.
Education (adults 25+)
21.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 41.9%
- Never married
- 26.6%
- Divorced
- 11.4%
- Widowed
- 20.1%
- Family size
- 2.76
- Dual-income families
- 43.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 83.8%
- Rent burden
- 57.4%
- Men / women
- 44% / 56%
Work
- In labor force
- 43.5%
- Unemployment
- 9.6%
- Self-employed
- 12.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.2%
- Veterans
- 8.9%
- With a disability
- 32.6%
- No health insurance
- 6.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.